Jamaica Tourism News

Chukka Tours launches new consumer app
The app allows users to browse the extensive activity menu offered by Chukka Tours to find a Caribbean adventure, as well as offering an extensive gallery of photos, videos and tour descriptions.

Breaking Travel News interview: Donovan White, director of tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board
Breaking Travel News editor, Chris O’Toole, speaks to Jamaica Tourist Board director of tourism, Donovan White, about the long road ahead of the hospitality sector in the Caribbean as it recovers from the Covid-19 outbreak

Breaking Travel News interview: Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism, Jamaica
Always an eloquent speaker, Jamaica minister of tourism Edmund Bartlett is in his element discussing how the sector can drive economic recovery in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Here he tells Breaking Travel News editor, Chris O’Toole, about the challenges faced by hospitality in the Caribbean and what the post-Covid-19 world might look like

Breaking Travel News: Jamaica prepares for revival of cruise sector
Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism for Jamaica and co-chair of the Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre, tells Breaking Travel News how important the cruise sector is to the Caribbean and how actions take today will safeguard the future of the industry

Breaking Travel News investigates: How Covid-19 will change hospitality in the long-term
Minister of tourism for Jamaica, Edmund Bartlett is a powerful voice in international hospitality. Here he tells Breaking Travel News what must be done to halt the coronavirus pandemic and for the tourism sector to recover from the damage wrought

Global Tourism Resilience Centre to lead coronavirus fight in Caribbean
Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has argued the Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre will be charged with driving the recovery of tourism in the destination and elsewhere in the region post Covid-19.

Eclipse at Half Moon debuts in Jamaica
Nestled between the lush rolling hills of Montego Bay and the glistening Caribbean Sea, Eclipse at Half Moon is a celebration of authentic Jamaican culture reflecting its surrounding natural beauty.

Carol Slee, senior vice president, sales and marketing, The Palms Jamaica
Breaking Travel News speaks to Carol Slee, senior vice president of sales and marketing at The Palms Jamaica. With a new James Bond film featuring the island destination set to hit cinemas this summer, she tells us about the exciting year ahead.

Global Tourism Resilience Centre arrives in Nepal
The mission of the centre is to carry out policy-relevant research and analysis on destination preparedness, management and recovery from disruptions that impact tourism and threaten economies.

Minister Bartlett in Kenya to establish resilience outpost
Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism for Jamaica, has paid a flying visit to Kenyatta University to review progress towards the setting up of a Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre.

Jamaica tourism focus recognised by World Economic Forum
Jamaica has been ranked second in the world for the prioritisation of travel and tourism by the World Economic Forum. The ranking, which was welcomed by Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism for the Caribbean destination, was highlighted in the latest Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index.

Marriott expands all-inclusive offering in Caribbean with two new deals
Marriott has signed contracts with hotel developers to open two all-inclusive, oceanfront resorts in the Caribbean - an 800-room Marriott Hotel in Jamaica and a 283-room Autograph Collection on Curaçao.